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Microsurgical reconstruction after foot eumycetoma excision: Description of two cases

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Eumycetoma is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease caused by fungi, primarily affecting lower limbs, especially the foot. It is characterized by slowly progressing painless nodules and discharging sinus tracts. Advanced disease can invade deeper structures such as fascia, tendons, and bone. 1–3 Although most prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions - the so-called “mycetoma belt”- with reported village-level prevalence as high as 1–5 cases per 1,000 inhabitants in Sudan, cases are increasingly reported in non-endemic areas, including Europe, primarily in immigrants from endemic countries.

Source: JPRAS Open

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2025.11.019